This is the Shiny Apple Juice Tsugaru, made with 100% juice from Tsugaru apples grown in Aomori Prefecture. The juice was extracted using the mippei shibori (“sealed squeezing”) method, which prevents oxidation by processing in a sealed environment.

The juice had an opaque, pale yellow hue with a subtle but aromatic fragrance reminiscent of apple skins, and a mellow sweetness on the nose—more expressive than the Ōrin and Jonagold varietals, though less so than the Fuji. Consumed chilled, each sip began with a clean, sweet acidity that quickly developed into a sharper tang mid-palate, but faded abruptly in the finish, leaving a sense of thinness and a touch of astringency. The overall impression was that of a lighter-bodied juice, lacking the roundness or persistence of the other varieties in the series.

Based on repeated exposure in Aomori, Tsugaru apples appear better suited to baking, where their firm texture and balanced flavour perform better than in juice form. That said, this product still presented more finesse than many commercial apple juices made from concentrate.

This Shiny Apple Juice Tsugaru contained 180 mL. It was produced in Japan and purchased in Sendai, Japan in 2024.